Free Million Dollar Game

Janet Jackson once sang that the best things in life are free and she must have been singing about the Free Million Dollar Game promotion that Betfair are currently running.

Everyday there are regional freerolls running where the top 18 players from each progress to a Weekly Regional Final. The winner of the weekly game then progresses to a live regional final where 2nd to 5th win cash prizes ranging from $1,500 to $250 and the winner wins a seat at the WSOPE Free Million Dollar Game.

Should you be lucky enough to win the live game you will be awarded with $1,000,000 (USD) for absolutely no layout! Prizes are also available for the remainder of the top four places in the live final ranging from a £10,000 entry to the WSOPE Main Event, a £5,000 entry to the WSOPE Pot-limit Omaha Event and also a £1,000 entry to the WSOPE No-limit Hold'em Event. If you finish in second-fourth you can request the cash equivilant should you so wish.

Each an every player is entitled to at least one entirely free entry to the Daily Qualifiers but once you have used your free entry you need to accumulate 100 Free Million Dollar Game (FMDG) points per entry. These are exactly the same as Betfair Points for all intents and purposes. More details can be found on the official WSOPE site.

As mentioned previously, the freerolls have been split into 15 regions, which one you can play in depends on the region you were in when you first joined Betfair, not just where you reside now. Below is a list of the regios and the qualifying countries within, some are self-explanitory, others have full descriptions:

United Kingdom - England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
Ireland - Republic of Ireland (Eire)
Greece/Cyprus
DE/AUT/CH - Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Spain/Portugal
Italy
Eastern Europe - Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Romania, Poland, Hungary, Ukraine, Slovenia, Croatia, Slovakia
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Finland
France/Belgium
Russia
Rest of the World (ROW)
Canada - Please visit here for Canadian's unique path to the final

15 Regions. 1 Live Final Table. 1 Millionaire

Whilst all information given is as accurate as possible, the above text is written by Betfair Poker Guy and is not an official response from anyone connected with Betfair or their products

Betfair Points

"What do points make?" asks the game show host, "Prizes!" scream the audience and it is no different on Betfair Poker where you can earn points across all four Betfair products.

On Betfair Poker you will earn one Betfair Point for every £0.05 (approximately $0.08 at time of writing) of rake paid in both cash games and tournaments.

If you played in a Single Table Tournament, aka Sit and Go, with a buy-in of $8+$0.80 you would earn approximately 10 Betfair Points.

Cash games are slightly different in that the rake is apportioned to any player who has contributed to it. If four players contribute to the rake then they will each be awarded with a quarter of the rake amount in points, regardless of how much they contributed. This means the small or big blind can fold and if the pot is raked, they will have deemed to have contributed to the rake.

The main use for Betfair Points is to reduce commission on the Sports Betting Exchange although there are some uses for them in relation to the poker client.

Firstly, they are used to judge how much of the sign-up or reload bonus you have earned. Players need to earn a certain amount of points, usually between 100-400 per $10 in bonuses but please check the terms and conditions when you sign up for a bonus.

Also, Betfair Points can be used to gain entry into Premium freerolls such as The Free Million Dollar game and the Caesar's Cup Qualifier.

I have heard on the grapevine that there are other promotions planned for the use of Betfair Points so when I hear anything official I will post it here for you all to see. I for one would love to see a shop or store to spend my points on but we will have to wait and see I guess.

For the record all points are updated to your Betfair account on a daily basis and not in real time as you play a cash game or leave a tournament.

Whilst all information given is as accurate as possible, the above text is written by Betfair Poker Guy and is not an official response from anyone connected with Betfair or their products